Shoulder load and daily activities compared between power assisted and manual wheelchair propulsion.

Completed

• Conditions: Manuele rolstoel gebruikers; Manual wheelchair users; subjects with a neurological disorder; 10029317

• Registration Number: NL-OMON36243
• Lead Sponsor: Roessingh Research and Development

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Manual wheelchair user for at least one year due to a neurological disorder.
• The subjects should be able to propel a manual wheelchair bimanually.
• Medically and physically stable, judged by subjects own rehabilitation physician.
• Sufficient trunk stability to maintain posture.
• Age 18 or older.
• Subjects should be able to use their usual mode of transportation with the power assisted wheels.
• The power assist wheels should fit on the subjects own wheelchair frame.

Exclusion Criteria

- Use of any type of PAPAW.
- Extreme shoulder pain, contractures upper extremity and/or spasticity which made manual wheelchair propulsion for the duration of the measurements impossible.
- Cognitive or communicative impairments which made cooperation with the study protocol compromised.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Main study parameter is shoulder load (perceived shoulder load and objectively<br /><br>measured load).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p> Secondary study parameters are intensity, frequency and influence on daily<br /><br>activities of shoulder pain; distance, velocity and time daily travelled;<br /><br>wheelchair skills; energy expenditure; community participation, self-esteem and<br /><br>user satisfaction.</p><br>